``... In accordance with our constitution, the committee unanimously decided, though painfully, to suspend indefinitely Mr Paul Awintame Afoko», Mr Blay told the gathering, which
included flagbearer Nana Akufo - Addo, running mate Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and former President John Agyekum Kufuor, among a raft of others.
Persons expected to attend the rally
include the Flagbearer of the party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo and his running mate, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia among others.
It is always dangerous dealing with people who may be intelligent without depth, shrewd without vision, jocular without humour.People whose friends don't like him and courageously describe them as cold and pompous.We heard Kennedy Agyepong openly insult every soul in the Npp
including the flagbearer, we heard him call on Akans to wipe off Gas and Ewes from Ghana and heard Osafo Marfo one personality I hitherto admired so much, declare citizens from some particular regions unfit to occupy the executive seat.Nana did not find these inhuman and obnoxious outbursts as insulting, didn't find it expedient bringing these henchmen to order.We heard Ursula who is a spiritual confidant of Nana painfully say on public platform that had it not been free education, many of our northern appointees would have been managers of cows not human beings.This was how far people who are very close to him went.Antwi another close associate courageously referred to Fantes as «fickle minded» fit only for concert shows.
Several persons
including flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo - Addo and flagbearer of the Progressive People's Party (PPP) have all argued for the election of MMDCEs.
Prior to this a lot of killings and fighting have occurred within this same party and nobody
including the flagbearer has raised a whimper apparently because those acts of misconduct benefit (he) Akufo - Addo.
Not exact matches
The presidential aspirants
include the former Chairperson of the party and daughter of Ghana's first President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah, former General Secretary; Ivor Greenstreet, three - time
flagbearer aspirant; Bright Akewetey and Joseph Agyepong.
In the past, top ranking members of the NPP,
including the current
Flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo, have been linked to various dubious characters,
including drug dealers and tricksters.
The NDC's
flagbearer further said anytime northerners enjoyed advanced development in all sectors of the economy,
including healthcare, education and provision of water in the northern part of Ghana, it has been under an NDC government.
The vetted aspirants
include the former Chairperson, Samia Nkrumah, former General Secretary; Ivor Greenstreet, third time
flagbearer aspirant; Bright Akewetey and Joseph Agyepong.
Speaking to a gathering at Anum in the Eastern region during the campaign tour of New Patriotic Party (NPP)
flagbearer Nana Akufo - Addo, Mr Atta Akyea said the unbridled hardship brought on Ghanaians coupled with excessive borrowing under the Mahama administration is making people think of a change of government
including members of the NDC.
Some politicians and social commentators
including Kweku Baako Jnr, Lawyer Sam Okudzeto and CPP
Flagbearer Ivor Greenstreet have cautioned President Mahama against granting the pardon arguing that the President will be causing his «political death» if he should accede to the request.
He alleged that Nana Addo and his campaign team in 1998 approached party elders
including the late Bernard Da Rocha and then party chairman, Samuel Odoi - Sykes to ask Kufuor to step down, although he (Kufuor) had been voted as
flagbearer to lead the NPP in the 2000 elections.
They
include; PNC's 2016
Flagbearer, Dr Edward Mahama, 2016 Vice Presidential Candidate, Emmanuel Anyidoho, first Vice Chairman, Dr Woembegu, second Vice Chairman, Henry Asante and third Vice Chairman, Hajia Ajara.
These five measures, as outlined by the NPP
flagbearer,
include providing the requisite leadership to tackle corruption; the scrupulous enforcement of the teachings of the Public Procurement Act (Act 663); the establishment by Act of Parliament of an Office of Independent Prosecutor to investigate and prosecute certain categories of cases and allegations of corruption; the devotion of more resources to enhance the capacity of anti-corruption agencies; and supporting all moves to give Parliament greater oversight capability over the activities of the Executive.
The discredited claim of the NPP
flagbearer, Nana Akufo - Addo, that the Flagstaff House, used a whopping US$ 10Million of taxpayer's money to print 2016 government diaries, is also
included in the campaign manual.
And according to the President, it would have been a disaster for the party to adopt the proposals, which
included the appointment of constituency executives by Members of Parliament, party members with dual citizenship being disqualified from contesting for any party position, and the
flagbearer of the party being considered as the leader of the party.
The EC on Thursday [September 29] refused to accept the filing fee of some political parties
including the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic congress (NDC), when their
flagbearers and representatives submitted their forms.
The proposals
included suggestions for Members of Parliament to appoint constituency executives, party members with dual citizenship to be disqualified from contesting for any party position and for the
flagbearer of the party to be considered as the leader of the party